Job Description
Under the direction of the Manager of Information Technology, this position is responsible for the Cooperative’s network infrastructure. The Network Administrator is responsible for the implementation and administration of firewalls, switches, and routers to ensure systems are secure, reliable, and available to support business needs. This position manages projects across both IT and OT environments that span multiple departments.
Job Related Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE):
Education: Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related field, supplemented by relevant professional certifications (e.g. CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, etc.) Alternatively, equivalent years of related experience and/or certifications in these areas may be considered. or equivalent years related experience.
Experience: 7+ years related experience with networking systems, IP networking protocols, virtualization technologies, server operating systems, and knowledge of security best practices. Experience administering VoIP phone systems, routers, firewalls, switches, and client remote access software.
Preferred Qualifications (Experience and/or Certifications):
- Demonstrated aptitude for learning new technologies. Possesses exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ablility to determine the technical skill level of the internal customer and to formulate and tailor communications accordingly.
- Ablility to organize and drive own daily activities based on both broad and specific directives, processes and procedures.
- Extremely high level of customer service ethic.
- Ability to multi-task and focus on quality completion of tasks.
- Implementation/administration/support of business systems
- Experience administering a of Microsoft365 environment.
- Design/implementation/administration/support of Microsoft Active Directory and Servers, Linux Servers, Microsoft HyperV and/or VMware platforms, network attached storage, disaster recovery technologies, and cloud services.
- Implementation/administration/support of networks including design of Local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs) and firewall management.
- Information security experience including program implementation, log aggregation/correlation, platform tuning and incident response.
- CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Microsoft, VMWare, GIAC.
- This position requires a valid Driver’s License.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from end-users and customers.